Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19,515, John Gordon, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Gordon, John Susannah or Susan
W. 19.515
CONTENTS

468.
Mrs. Sarah Albany widow of John Gordon who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Repeats
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of June 1848 and sent to
Adiel Ely Roxbury N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 75 Vol. 4

Susan Gordon
Applicant for pension
Act July 7. 1838. March 3. 1843 & June 17. 1844.
Albany New York.
John W. William B. Sime.
the 10th Mr. William B. Sime.

Stow. August, 9 th 1879.
To whom it may concern.
This is to certify, that I find in the church records of the First Congregational Society in Stow, the following marriage in the hand-writing of Rev. Jonathan Newell, then Pastor of said society.
Stow. May. 31 st 1885.
Married by Jonathan Newell. "May the thirty first, seven- teen hundred and eighty five. Mr. John Gordon & Susanna Whitman of Stow!"
"The above is a true copy of the Church Record now to be found in the Town of Stow, County of Middlesex, and state of Massachusetts."
William H. Kimbley, present Pastor of the above church.
Middlesex ss. Stow August 10 th 1884
Then personally appeared the above named William H. Kimbley and made oath that the above extract of record by him sub- scribed is true. Before me
Charles Tower { justice of the Peace

Mr. Wm B. Pierce
Dear Sir I have as you perceive examined the records of our ch and found the marriage you named. As you requested me to inform you of the expense attending the above labor I would say we have done the same thing for others and they have paid a couple of dollars, I shall make no charges but if the above is worth that much, give money etc, as you please about sending it
Yours Truly
Wm H. Grinsby

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, September 2 1841.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Charles Dower was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex.
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Palfrey.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Susan Gordon  M 327
Applicant for Pension
Acts of July 7. 1838. March 3. 1843 & June 7. 1844.
Long
St. Louis
Clayton Beecher No 6
Mr. Warren B. Pennock Esq.
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Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by an act of Congress, passed July 7. 1838, March 3. 1843 & June 17. 1844 entitled "An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows."
State of New-York, } ss.
Jefferson County On this Twenty-seventh day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty four personally appeared before me  One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County  Susan Gordon a resident of the town of Orleans in the County of Jefferson and said State of New-York, aged 82 years - who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by an act of Congress passed July 7. 1838. March 3. 1843 & June 17. 1844 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of John Gordon late of the town of Edinburgh in said State of New York who departed this life on the fifth day of March 1818 - That her husband the said John Gordon was a soldier of the United States during the war of the Revolution . That he enlisted from the town of How , in the County of Middlesex, & State of Massachusetts for a period of three years , and second for said term of three years under Major Hall but declarant owing to old age & loss of memory cannot at present relate the names of the other officers under whom he served or the precise date of his enlistment. She believes that during a portion of this time he served in the capacity of Sergeant .
AND DECLARANT FURTHER SAITH, That she was married to the said John Gordon on the Last day of May seventeen hundred and Eighty three - by Rev Johnathan Merrill at How aforesaid ; that the following persons were present at her marriage, to wit: John Russell, Supt. Curayt, John Whitman & Daniel Whitman & Lydia Whitman who is now living at Saratoga - That previous to her said marriage she resided in the town of How aforesaid - and bore the maiden name of Susan Whitman - That her husband the said John Gordon died as aforesaid on the fifth day of March , Eighteen hundred & Eighteen . Since which time she has remained a widow .
Subscribed and sworn the day and year aforesaid, } before me Hiram Dewey } Judge &c
Susan T Gordon  mark
I certify that the above declarant Susan Gordon owing to old age and bodily infirmity is unable to attend Court Hiram Dewey Judge &c

Family Record as kept by John Gordon Discussed
Mary was born Nov r 6. 1785. John was born March 11 th 1787. Elizabeth was born Dec r 3 rd 1788. Daniel was born April 25 th 1791. Bechanah was born Dec r 14 th 1792. Susan was born May 22 nd 1794. Edward was born Oct r 28 th 1796. Andrew & Thomas was born June 28 th 1798. Nels was born Aug t 5 th 1800. Helly was born May 8 th 1802.
Supreme Court of
Andrew Gorlin of the Town of Orleans in said County Being duly sworn upon his oath saith - that he has this day examined the Family Record of John Gordon Discussed as kept by him in his life time (which Record is in a bible) and that the above is a true Copy of said Record - that it does not appear from said record what time the said John Gordon was married Andrew Gordon Sworn and subscribed This 30 th July 1844 Before me Hiram Dewey Judge of Supreme Court

1 Jefferson County ss } July 30 th 1844
I Certify that I am personally acquainted with Andrew Boettin who made & subscribed to the within affidavit and know him to be a man of truth and veracity and of good standing in Society Hiram Dewey July 8 th
State of New York, } ss. Jefferson County Clerk's Office. }
X, Charles B. Hoard, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that Hiram Dewey Esq.
before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn, & by whom the annexed certificate was made was at the date of the same Judge of the Circuit
Courts _____ in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe his name subscribed to the same to be his proper hand-writing and signature.
WITNESS my hand, and seal of said County, this 31 day of July in the year 184 4
Chas B Hoard - Clerk.

5717 Susannah Gordon N.Y. act 7. July '38.
Ms 85018

State of New York,
County of Saratoga } ss:
On this 20 th day of June 1839 personally appeared before me Geo G Scott — one of the judges in and for the said County of Saratoga Susannah Gordon, a resident of the town of Edinburgh, State and County aforesaid aged 76 years, who, being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7 th 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows:" That she is the widow of John Gordon, who was a Private Soldier in the war of the Revolution, by having enlisted in the early part of the year seventeen hundred and eighty in a Regiment of which William Hull was a Lieutenant Colonel; that said enlistment was for three years and that at the expiration of the said three years the said John Gordon returned home in company with Jonathan Robeson and Elijah Gould who had enlisted with him for the same length of time. That said enlistment was in the town of Stow , in the State of Massachusetts, and that during said three years service, the said John Gordon acted as a non-commissioned officer, either Sergeant or Corporal for which service she claims her proportionate amount, or rather she would say that some considerable part of the said three years service she acted as a non-commissioned officer.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Gordon on the thirty-first day of May seventeen hundred and eighty-four in the town of Stow in the State of Massachusetts by the Reverend Mr. Newell Pastor of the Congregational Church in that place. That her name prior to being thus married was, Susannah Whitman, daughter of Zechariah Whitman.
She further declares that her husband the aforesaid John Gordon died on the fifth day of March eighteen hundred and eighteen in the town of Edinburgh, County of Saratoga and State of

New York; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated.
And that she has remained a widow, ever since the death of her husband the said John Gordon, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day Susannah  her  Gordon  mark and year first above written before me Geo G Scott  one
of the judges in and for the said County of Saratoga. Geo G Scott
I certify that I have no direct acquaintance with Mrs. Susannah Gordon who has subscribed the foregoing declaration, and made solemn oath to the same before me at her own place of residence in the town of Edinburgh, County of Saratoga and State of New York; yet, from the testimony of her neighbours, I have no hesitation in saying that she is a woman sustaining an irreproachable character, and that by reason of an advanced age, connected with bodily infirmities
it being a house write [Signature] to said
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. Saratoga County Clerk's Office,
I, Alpheus Goodrich , Clerk of the county of Saratoga, Do Certify , That George G. Scott before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been and proceedings had sworn, was at the date of the same, one of the judges of the County Courts in and for said county, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed
to the said affidavit, to be his proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of Office, the 26. day of June 1839 - "And proceedings had" interlined. Alpheus Goodrich Clerk

New York; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated.
And that she has remained a widow, ever since the death of her husband the said John Gordon, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day Susannah  her  Gordon  mark and year first above written before me Geo D Scott  one of the judges in and for the said county of Saratoga. Geo D Scott
I certify that I have no direct acquaintance with Mrs. Susannah Gordon who has subscribed the foregoing declaration, and made solemn oath to the same before me at her own place of residence in the town of Edinburgh, county of Saratoga and State of New York; yet, from the testimony of her neighbours, I have no hesitation in saying that she is a woman sustaining an irreproachable character, and that by reason of an advanced age, connected with bodily infirmities she is not able to appear in open court at Ballston Spa it being about thirty miles from her place of residence to the courthouse in said county of Saratoga. That she is not able to write her name by reason of bodily infirmity - Geo D Scott one of the judges in and for the said county of Saratoga

State of New York County of Saratoga } ss:
On this 20 th day of June 1839, personally appeared before me Geo V Scott a Judge of the County Courts of said County. Elisha King of Edinburgh, State and County aforesaid, aged 42 years, who, being first duly sworn according to Law, (sustaining an irreproachable character,) doth on his oath depose and say that in, or about the year eighteen hundred and six or seven he formed an acquaintance with John Gordon of Edinburgh State and County aforesaid, who it was reported and believed had been a Soldier, or non-commissioned officer in the Revolutionary Army in the Massachusetts Line, and that the said John Gordon had removed from the State of Massachusetts about the time of thus forming said acquaintance, and that the said John Gordon died at Edinburgh, Saratoga County aforesaid, on the fifth day of March eighteen hundred and eighteen, this deponent having attended the funeral of the said John Gordon which took place on the 6 th day of March 1818.
And further this deponent on his oath aforesaid says that, at the same time when he thus formed an acquaintance with the said John Gordon, he also formed an acquaintance with Susannah Gordon, who resided with the said John Gordon, and that it was generally understood and believed that she, the  said Susannah was the lawful wedded wife of the said John Gordon; and that they lived together as husband and wife until the day of his death as above described to have taken place on the 5 th day of March 1818; and that she has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband the said John Gordon, and that the said Susannah Gordon now applying for a pension is the same identical woman who resided with the said John Gordon as above stated, and that they reared a family of children together, no person ever doubting the legality of their marriage. And further saith not.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me
Geo V Scott -
one of the Judges in and for the county of Saratoga
Elisha G. King

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. Saratoga County Clerk's Office, }
I, Alpheus Goodrich , Clerk of the county of Saratoga, Do Certify , That Levi G. Scott before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, one of the Judges of the County Courts in and for said county, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verify believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit, to be his proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of Office, the 26 th day of June 1839 Alpheus Goodrich Clerk

State of New York }
County of Saratoga }
On this 26 th day of June 1839 personally appeared before me Daniel T. Reed a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Lydia Gibson of Saratoga Springs aged 70 - years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath depose and say that she is sister of Susannah Gordon of Edinburgh State and County aforesaid; that during the period of the Revolutionary War she was well acquainted with John Gordon who was a soldier in said War, and that on the thirty first day of May Seventeen hundred and eighty four the said John Gordon was married to Susannah Whitman by the Rev d . Mr. Newell at New Massachusetts State in presence of this deponent. That the said John Gordon and the said Susannah his wife continued to reside together in the capacity of husband and wife until the fifth day of March eighteen hundred and eighteen, on which day the said John Gordon died at Edinburgh, State and County aforesaid; and that the said Susannah has not since intermarried; but continues to be the widow of the said John Gordon, and that she, the said Susannah Gordon now applying for a pension is the same identical woman to whom the said John Gordon was married as above stated.
Subscribed and sworn to on
the day and year first above written
before me Daniel T Reed Justice
{ Lydia Gibson mark }
I certify that the above named Lydia Gibson subscribed the above affidavit by making her mark to the same in my presence, and that she sustains an irreproachable character and that her statement is entitled to credit; and that the word "fifth" was written on an erasure in the 15 th line prior to being executed. Daniel T Reed Justice

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. Saratoga County Clerk's Office, }
I, Alpheus Goodrich , Clerk of the county of Saratoga, Do Certify , That Daniel T. Reed before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit, to be his proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of Office, the 26 th day of June 1839

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 19575
Susannah Gordon Wid' of John Gordon Brig Rev. War.
Act: Feb. 2 nd  1/48
Index:—Vol. A , Page 281
[Arrangement of 1870.]

H. 227.
Susan Gordon
N.Y.
--- Suspended
Letter to James E. Harvey. 27. Nov 1844.
Act July 7 th 38

New York
Ad. July 7. 1838
Saranna Gordon
Marr'd 31 May 1784
Husband died 5 March
1818—
Wid. to J. S. Shaw 16. Oct. 1839
to Hon. A. Brown 14. 1840

6596 Albany New York
Susannah Gordon widow of John Gordon who was a Private in the Mass. Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Jany 45 and sent to Hon. W. L. Dayton U. S. Senate.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
and June 17, 1844 Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2
Page 70

2 Cpts.
1 act 1838, V 1. embracing acts 1843 & 1844.
Repo.

9.000
New York
Susannah Gordon, widow of John Gordon,
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 5 th Mar. 1828. of Saratoga Co in the State of NY who was a Pri. in the Com commanded by Captain Smart of the reg commanded by Col. Grealon in the Mass a line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 14 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Jany 1845 and sent to Hon W. L. Dayton. W. S. S
Total amount, $400.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by
P. L. Swann Clerk, Vol. 1, Page 159

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, July 6 1844.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of John Gordon of Nowis borne upon the rolls of Capt. Smart Daniel Lee Lieut. Col. James Greaton, as a private in the last three years and that he enlisted February 15. 1781.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Packer, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

State of New York County of Jefferson ss. p. Town of Orleans.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the rolls in his office of the service of my late husband John Gordon . He enlisted from the town of Stow, in the County of Middlesex State of Massachusetts for a period of three years , and served for said full term of three years under Colonel or Major Hall but I cannot at present owing to old age & loss of memory, state the name of the Captain under whom he served, or the precise year he entered the service. That during a portion of this term of three years he served in the capacity of Sergeant. I am now in my eighty third year & as I was not married to said John Gordon until after his service my memory does not enable me to state any thing further material to the search required.
I have empowered William P. Pierce of Albany, N.Y. to act in the premises as my Attorney.
Witness my hand this twentieth day of June A.D. 1844.
Signed in my presence by said Susan Gordon Susan his X Gordon marks. Jeremiah Dixon Justice of the Peace

Suzannah Goddard
Adriel Ely Watertown N.Y. atty
admitted
Adriel Ely Watertown N.Y.

State of New York Jefferson County ss
On this twentieth day of April 1848 personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Susanna Gordon a resident of the Town of Orleans in the County of Jefferson State of New York aged 85 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 2 d day of February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War; that she is the widow of John Gordon who was a private in the Mass. chusetts Continental line of the Army and died on the 5 th day of March 1818; That she was pensioned under the act of June 17, 1844 at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum which pension she has received to 4 th March 1848.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
On the day and year first above written, Susanna X Gordon came before me Susanna Gordon to whom I distinctly read the aforesaid declaration & who subscribed the same by her mark and made solemn oaths to the truth of the same
Loren Bushnell justice of the Peace

I certify that Loren Bushnell before whom the within affidavit purports to have been taken was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace duly authorised by Law to administer Oaths & that his signature thereto is genuine Dated June 13, 1848
J. Mullins M.P.

Jan 11. 1840
Prof.
in ab-
Good
Edwards Esq
Hon. A. Brown H.R.
Commission of Overs Washington

House of Rep. January 10 th 1860
J. L. Edwards Esq. Sir
I received last evening the enclosed letter - which I forward to you for the purpose of drawing your attention to the matter mentioned therein
Respectfully yours Anson Brown

1839
William B Pierce
No 6, 2 nd Floor
Exchange, Albany,
N.Y.

Orleans. December 19. 1844
Dear Sir in answer to the gratuity given by Massachusetts the Claimant had not heard that Massachusetts gave any gratuity my Mother has not received or applied to the State of Massach- usetts for the gratuity spoken of by the Department.
Susan Gordon widow of John Gordon widow of John Gordon further saith that she never knew any other man by the name of Gordon in the town of Stow
I am authorized by my Mother to say that she did some four or five years ago while on a visit to my Brothers in Edinburgh Saratoga County. She empowered John Shew of the town of Northampton Montgomery Co State of New York to apply to the general government for a pension and that said Shew never did make any returns of what he had done
Yours Sir
if I have not bin full enough in this in- quiry I wish you to write a medintly and let me know it Pleas direct your letter to Jefferson Co Laffarge Vill this paper has been detained two weeks in the Post office Yours Respectfully Andrew Gordon

Northampton July 1 1838
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Hon. James L. Edwards Chair. of Pensions Washington City
Revolutionary War Mrs. Deborah Weston 5 July 1838

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Northampton July 19th
July 1831
516
Hon. James L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions Washington City
Ind. S. Cus. S.
Revolutionary War of the American people 5 July 1831

Northampton, Fulton county N. York State June 28 th 1839
Dr. Sir,
As an acting Attorney for Mrs: Savannah Gordon, widow of John Gordon deceased of Edinburgh Saratoga county N.Y. I here present her claim for a Pension under the act of Congress of July 7 th 1838. The result of your most favorable decision in this case will be most thankfully received by me as soon as consistent with the rules of the department.
Very respectfully &c.
John S. Shaw
John S. Shaw Esq. Northampton
N. York
J. L. Edwards Com't. Pensions
Ad. J. L. Edwards Comr. of Pensions

Susan Gordon
Applicant for Pension
Acts. July 7. 1838. Mando
3. 1843 / June 17. 1844

Commonwealth of Mass. ts
Land Office Boston Dec. 6. 1846
On examination of the Books of this Office it does not appear that any Bounty has ever been paid to the widow of John Gordon of Hox and she would not be entitled to the benefits of the Resolve of March 12. th 1835- unless a resident of this State at the time of her Death.
For Geo M Coffin by Edw. Spelling Clerk

No 5717 Susannah Gordon Widow of John N.Y.
Act 7 July 1838
Adm o 2 years private $80 per An.
Adm o 3 March 1843 and 17 June 1844 $80
Hon W L Payson Senate N States